Boat Builder

Background:

On January 27th, 2005 the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association (NSBA) submitted an Application to designate Boat Builder as trade under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act and General Regulations. The Board established an ad hoc advisory committee in January 2007 to develop a new trade regulation for the Boat Builder trade.

 

Members:

Chip Dickison (Chair) - Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association, Halifax

Glen Aylward - Aylward’s Fiberglass, Barrington

Herman Samson - Samson Enterprises, Arichat

Charles Brown - North Atlantic Yachts, Sambro

Stacey Merritt - Merritt’s Fiberglass, Tiddville

Bob Rosborough - Rosborough Boats, Halifax

Jens Sauer - Sauer Boatbuilding, West Bay

Russell Saunders - A.F. Theriault & Sons Ltd., Meteghan

 

Meetings:

January 25, 2007

April 22, 2007

June 22, 2007

 

Status:

During the September 2007 Board meeting, a draft regulation for the Boat Builder trade was presented before the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Board. The Board accepted the recommendation. The regulation is currently under legal review.

 

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